Lopez Market
Opened: 2021
Owner: Mario Lopez Contreras
Previous Tenants: Romano's Market (1903-2020)
Cooperative: none
Location: 138 Harvard St, Fitchburg, MA
Photographed: April 7, 2023
Romano's Market stood on the corner of Harvard and Fulton Streets in a residential neighborhood of Fitchburg for over 100 years. It opened back in 1903, staying in business all the way through 2020. Here's an article from the local paper on the store's closure (behind a paywall), a column in the Telegram & Gazette about it, and a picture of Romano's shortly after it closed. But the tiny, 1200 square foot store is still operating as a grocery store -- now as Lopez Market, which opened in 2021. Inside, it looks a lot like Romano's did, and it's seriously old-school but seems to be kept up nicely. We're a couple blocks outside of downtown Fitchburg here, but there's a large supermarket right in the middle of Fitchburg we're touring tomorrow!
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